Cost of living comparison
Mali is 59.9% more expensive than Burkina Faso.
If you lived in Mali instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
Burkina Faso
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$0.83
F CFA498
|
$4.91
F CFA2,960
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$2.15
F CFA1,294
|
$6.59
F CFA3,974
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
F CFA465
|
$0.78
F CFA468
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.41
F CFA249
|
$0.64
F CFA388
|
|
pay 23.0% more for groceries
Burkina Faso
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.89
F CFA534
|
$1.05
F CFA634
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$9.62
F CFA5,801
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$9.20
F CFA5,548
|
$9.46
F CFA5,706
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.53
F CFA1,523
|
$2.57
F CFA1,551
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.57
F CFA2,153
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.80
F CFA482
|
?? | |
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.50
F CFA302
|
$0.50
F CFA301
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.43
F CFA257
|
$1.00
F CFA603
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
F CFA409
|
$1.27
F CFA766
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.36
F CFA818
|
$0.46
F CFA279
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.58
F CFA347
|
$0.61
F CFA365
|
|
pay 19.8% more for transportation
Burkina Faso
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.58
F CFA2,760
|
$5.48
F CFA3,306
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$4.95
F CFA2,986
|
?? | |
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? | ?? | |
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.70
F CFA8,262
|
?? | |
pay 29.6% more for housing
Burkina Faso
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$41.19
F CFA24,836
|
$34.18
F CFA20,607
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$412.75
F CFA248,857
|
$500.00
F CFA301,461
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$206.38
F CFA124,428
|
$307.59
F CFA185,451
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$69.44
F CFA41,867
|
$114.71
F CFA69,159
|
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Burkina Faso
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$123.83
F CFA74,657
|
?? | |
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$15,210.19
F CFA9,170,573
|
?? |
pay 37.4% more for entertainment and sports
Burkina Faso
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.16
F CFA697
|
$2.64
F CFA1,589
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.24
F CFA747
|
$1.98
F CFA1,197
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.65
F CFA995
|
$0.93
F CFA563
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.28
F CFA24,886
|
$69.94
F CFA42,170
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.26
F CFA4,977
|
$6.00
F CFA3,618
|
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Burkina Faso
|
Mali
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? | ?? | |
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? | ?? | |
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? | ?? | |
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? | ?? |
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